Sex

Sex, Lies, and Audiotapes: A Look at the Clinton/Lewinsky Affair and Impeachment

By Mircrouse

  • And so it Begins

    And so it Begins
    In June of 1995 a young 21 year old Monica Lewinsky begins working as an unpaid intern in the White House. She is initially assigned to the office of Leon Panetta the Chief of Staff.

  • An Affair Begins

    An Affair Begins
    In November of 1995 President Bill Clinton begins having an affair with the unpaid Whitehouse intern Monica Lewinsky. The exact date the affair began is unknown.

  • Ms. Lewinsky Gets Transferred

    Ms. Lewinsky Gets Transferred
    In April of 1996 Monica Lewinsky is transferred to work as the assistant to the Pentagon Spokesman Ken Bacon. The reason given for her transfer was her inappropriate and immature behavior. This is where Monica meets Linda Tripp.

  • The President Swears

    The President Swears
    President Clinton denies his affair with Monica Lewinsky during a deposition.

  • The Affair Ends

    The Affair Ends
    Ms. Lewinksy and President Clinton end their affair. Ms. Lewinsky will later state that their affair consisted of 9 sexual encounters over a 20 month period of time.

  • The Trap is Set

    The Trap is Set
    In the Fall of 1997 Linda Tripp begins recording her phone conversations with Ms. Lewinsky in which Lewinsky discusses her affair with President Clinton.

  • Evade at all Costs

    Evade at all Costs
    Monica Lewinsky makes her final appearance at the Whitehouse. She meets with the President alone. During this meeting President Clinton encourages Ms. Lewinksy to be evasive with the Ken Starr's investigation.

  • Tripp Meets with Starr

    Tripp Meets with Starr
    Linda Tripp meets with Ken Starr the Whitewater Independent Counsel to discuss her conversations with Ms. Lewinsky in which the details of Ms. Lewinsky's affair with the President are discussed. She also makes him aware of the tapes of said conversations.

  • I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman

    I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman
    President Clinton famously goes on air to say, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." This becomes one of the most remembered moments in recent history.

  • The Blue Dress

    The Blue Dress
    In late July Ms. Lewinsky turns over a now infamous blue dress to Kenneth Starr's investigators. The FBI will later confirm this dress contains semen stains that to a "reasonable degree of scientific certainty" belong to the President.

  • A Starr is Born

    A Starr is Born
    Kenneth Starr submits his report to the US House of Representatives outlining his case for impeachment against President Clinton.

  • Impeached!

    Impeached!
    The US House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Clinton accusing him of lying under oath and obstructing justice.

  • The Impeachment Begins

    The Impeachment Begins
    The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton begins in the US Senate. President Clinton is only the second President in American History to be impeached.

  • It's Over

    It's Over
    The Senate acquits President Clinton of both articles of impeachment. The vote was 45 to 10 not guilty of pergury. The senate was split 50-50 on the obstruction charges, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict.